Table 1. Parish Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jefferson 
Jefferson Davis 
Lafayette 
Lafourche 
Farms 
number 
196 
57 
656 
632 
407 
Land in farms 
acres 
18,607 
7,748 
265,036 
55,691 
158,168 
Average size of farm 
acres 
95 
136 
404 
88 
389 
Median size of farm 
acres 
55 
12 
80 
24 
54 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
268,640 
517,120 
917,734 
420,315 
834,602 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,830 
3,804 
2,272 
4,770 
2,148 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,798 
3,310 
80,242 
42,789 
47,923 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,991 
58,069 
122,320 
67,705 
117,746 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
25 
36 
145 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
80 
15 
197 
298 
130 
50 to 179 acres 
69 
9 
184 
140 
132 
180 to 499 acres 
31 
6 
114 
30 
56 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
1 
43 
5 
16 
1 ,000 acres or more 
“ 
1 
82 
14 
28 
Total cropland 
farms 
103 
22 
425 
360 
242 
acres 
3,461 
757 
186,479 
34,782 
52,358 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
100 
17 
262 
305 
222 
acres 
3,308 
(D) 
98,683 
28,292 
39,862 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
1 
139 
46 
23 
acres 
72 
(D) 
67,716 
3,166 
403 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
30,563 
1,609 
85,130 
30,450 
57,982 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,936 
28,221 
129,771 
48,181 
142,461 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
325 
388 
74,344 
27,168 
42,735 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
30,238 
1,220 
10,786 
3,282 
15,247 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
88 
18 
281 
355 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
25 
8 
72 
76 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
30 
7 
51 
81 
81 
$10,000 to $24,999 
26 
6 
68 
63 
74 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
12 
39 
18 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
2 
32 
14 
28 
$100,000 or more 
19 
4 
113 
25 
27 
Government payments 
farms 
5 
12 
389 
72 
10 
$1,000 
48 
41 
5,149 
316 
51 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
38 
23 
138 
99 
75 
$1,000 
301 
65 
2,098 
1,219 
724 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
25,147 
2,059 
68,373 
27,951 
34,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,301 
36,130 
104,228 
44,226 
83,826 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
196 
57 
656 
632 
407 
$1,000 
5,765 
-344 
24,004 
4,034 
24,639 
Average per farm 
dollars 
29,413 
-6,044 
36,591 
6,384 
60,539 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
97 
8 
319 
196 
149 
Other 
number 
99 
49 
337 
436 
258 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
110 
51 
384 
416 
313 
200 days or more 
number 
72 
21 
229 
293 
245 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
116 
13 
324 
312 
276 
number 
3,239 
590 
16,994 
6,585 
15,270 
Beef cows 
farms 
105 
8 
296 
278 
227 
number 
1,969 
349 
10,330 
4,425 
9,446 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
84 
14 
254 
195 
237 
number 
1,407 
452 
7,252 
2,043 
6,619 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
- 
14 
3 
9 
number 
43 
- 
68 
92 
94 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
- 
8 
2 
4 
number 
26 
- 
37 
(D) 
61 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
- 
16 
27 
15 
number 
- 
- 
138 
391 
79 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
2 
44 
57 
37 
number 
66,978 
(D) 
1,055 
1,096 
1,189 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
16 
2 
6 
1 
number 
8,667,332 
(D) 
975 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
4 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
446 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
1,716 
1,431 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
84,999 
73,438 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
1,716 
1,431 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
84,999 
73,438 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
232 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
